Vodafone threatens India with international arbitration

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• Vodafone threatens India with international arbitration
• North Korea's 'Young General' grows up
• 'Poison' scare at Afghan girls' school
• North Korea warns US of retaliation over rocket
• Afghanistan wants firmer US commitment on funding
• N. Korea rejects UN condemnation of rocket launch
• North Korea warns of retaliation over rocket
• Bin Laden family 'to leave Pakistan early Wednesday'
• Afghan president: Deal with US must specify cash
• Chanderpaul stands firm for West Indies
• Pakistan intelligence says it warned of jail attack
• S.Lanka fishermen accused of damaging tsunami buoy
• Pakistan gives new magazine a rousing Hello!
• Indonesia sought shorter term for Australia's Corby
• Boney M supports N. Korean refugees in Seoul rally
• Indonesia's Aceh province elects ex-rebel as governor
• Super-rich Guangzhou set pace in ACL
• Cameron offers to help China probe Briton's death
• North Korea warns US over broken nuclear-food deal
• Afghan president: US deal has to specify cash
• NKorea's rocket display shows lack of progress
• Bangladesh seizes 400 tortoises at airport
• Karzai wants 'at least $2 billion' a year from US
• Japan's newest tower uses anti-quake technology
• Girl in Pulitzer-winning picture still has nightmares

Vodafone threatens India with international arbitration Posted: Vodafone on Tuesday threatened to take India to international arbitration over proposed retroactive tax legislation that could cost the British mobile phone giant over $2 billion.

North Korea's 'Young General' grows up Posted: His grandfather made his name in the 1930s as a teenage guerrilla, battling the Japanese soldiers who then occupied Korea. His father spent decades solidifying the family's hold over the country, building up the military, extending the intelligence apparatus and driving its nuclear ambitions.

'Poison' scare at Afghan girls' school Posted: More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls were taken to hospital Tuesday after drinking water believed to have been poisoned by opponents of education for girls, an official said.

North Korea warns US of retaliation over rocket Posted: North Korea accused the U.S. of hostility on Tuesday for suspending an agreement to provide food aid following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch, and warned of retaliatory measures in response.

Afghanistan wants firmer US commitment on funding Posted: Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: The accord must spell out the yearly U.S. commitment to pay billions of dollars for the cash-strapped Afghan security forces.

N. Korea rejects UN condemnation of rocket launch Posted: North Korea on Tuesday rejected the United Nations' condemnation of its rocket launch and vowed to continue to try to put a satellite into orbit.

North Korea warns of retaliation over rocket Posted: North Korea accused the U.S. of hostility on Tuesday for suspending an agreement to provide food aid following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch, and warned of retaliatory measures in response.

Bin Laden family 'to leave Pakistan early Wednesday' Posted: Osama bin Laden's family is expected to be deported from Pakistan early on Wednesday, their lawyer and an intelligence official said, 11 months after the US raid that killed the Al-Qaeda kingpin.

Afghan president: Deal with US must specify cash Posted: Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: it must spell out the U.S.'s yearly commitment to pay billions of dollars for the cash-strapped Afghan security forces.

Chanderpaul stands firm for West Indies Posted: Shivnarine Chanderpaul once again proved key to the West Indies' innings as he batted through the third morning of the second Test against Australia at Queen's Park Oval on Tuesday to reach lunch on 45 not out.

Pakistan intelligence says it warned of jail attack Posted: Pakistan's intelligence services warned the government three months ago about a possible attack on a prison in the restive northwest that was raided at the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

S.Lanka fishermen accused of damaging tsunami buoy Posted: Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been charged with vandalising a tsunami warning buoy just weeks before an earthquake triggered a major alert across the Indian Ocean, police said Tuesday.

Pakistan gives new magazine a rousing Hello! Posted: The first issue of the new Pakistan edition of celebrity and lifestyle magazine Hello! has sold out in three of the country's major cities, the publisher and distributor said Tuesday.

Indonesia sought shorter term for Australia's Corby Posted: The Indonesian justice ministry recommended to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2011 that Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby's jail term be cut by five years, an official told AFP Tuesday.

Boney M supports N. Korean refugees in Seoul rally Posted: The lead singer of disco group Boney M on Tuesday joined a rally in Seoul in support of North Korean refugees who fled to China and now face repatriation to their impoverished homeland.

Indonesia's Aceh province elects ex-rebel as governor Posted: Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday elected a former rebel as governor, who vowed to implement a "purer" form of sharia in what is the country's only region to practise the Islamic law.

Super-rich Guangzhou set pace in ACL Posted: Super-rich Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande roared to the top of their AFC Champions League group Tuesday, with resurgent former winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in hot pursuit.

Cameron offers to help China probe Briton's death Posted: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday offered to help China investigate the suspicious death of an English businessman in a case with links to a former Communist Party leader.

North Korea warns US over broken nuclear-food deal Posted: A spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry has accused the U.S. of "overt acts of enmity" after the suspension of a nuclear deal between the countries.

Afghan president: US deal has to specify cash Posted: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that the long-term partnership agreement being negotiated with the United States should specify exactly how much money the U.S. will give to Afghan forces in coming years.

NKorea's rocket display shows lack of progress Posted: Analysts sifting through information on North Korea's failed rocket launch say Pyongyang appears to have learned little about spaceflight since its last flubbed attempt three years ago, and that the country is a long way from being able to threaten the United States with a long-range missile.

Bangladesh seizes 400 tortoises at airport Posted: Bangladesh customs agents seized more than 400 tortoises being smuggled in three suitcases through the country's main airport on Tuesday, an official said.

Karzai wants 'at least $2 billion' a year from US Posted: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he wanted "at least $2 billion" a year from the United States after it withdraws its troops in 2014.

Japan's newest tower uses anti-quake technology Posted: A Tokyo developer took visitors up the world's tallest freestanding broadcast structure on Tuesday, a 634-meter (2,080-foot) tower with special technology meant to withstand earthquakes that often strike Japan.

Girl in Pulitzer-winning picture still has nightmares Posted: Down a rutted dirt alley in Old Kabul, the "Girl in the green dress" -- the subject of AFP's Pulitzer-winning photograph -- still has nightmares about the day a suicide bomber made her image world famous.

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